Charles Carpenter (cricketer)

Charles Wilson Carpenter (c. 1837 – 5 March 1876) was an English cricketer. Carpenter was a right-handed batsman, though his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Brighton, Sussex, and was educated at Brighton College.

Charles Carpenter

Personal information
Full name	Charles Wilson Carpenter
Born	c. 1837 Brighton, Sussex, England
Died	5 March 1876 (aged 38–39) Nagpur, Central Provinces, British Raj
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1868	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 47 Batting average 7.83 100s/50s –/– Top score 15 Balls bowled 140 Wickets 3 Bowling average 15.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/32 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2012

Carpenter made his first-class debut for the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex against the Gentlemen of England at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, in 1857.^[1] He scored 15 runs in the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex's first-innings of 143, before being dismissed by Harvey Fellows. In the Gentlemen of England's first-innings, he took the wickets of Spencer Ponsonby, William Nicholson and Charles Morse, finishing with figures of 3/32 to help bowl them out for just 67. The Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex made 85 in their second-innings, with Carpenter scoring 5 runs before he was dismissed by John Parker. He went wicketless in the Gentlemen of England's second-innings, with Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex winning by 42 runs.^[2] Over ten years later he made two first-class appearances in 1868 Sussex against Surrey and Middlesex.^[1] He struggled in these two matches, scoring 27 runs at an average of 6.75, with a high score of 11.^[3]

He died at Nagpur in the British Raj on 5 March 1876.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Carpenter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
2. "Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex v Gentlemen of England, 1857". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Carpenter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

External links

• Charles Carpenter at ESPNcricinfo
• Charles Carpenter at CricketArchive